Flexible Working Arrangements, Job

Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions

Yker Valerio

University of Nottingham

yker.valerio@gmail.com

Contents

• Aim of the study

• Method

• Results

• Implications

• Recommendations

Aim of the Study

Examine the relationship of flexibleworking arrangements with jobsatisfaction and turnover intention.

MethodSample:

- 54 full-time employees with permanent contracts in local and multinational companies.

Questionnaires:

-Two different questionnaires to measure job satisfaction and turnover intention.

- 1 questionnaire to map demographic information as gender, age and caring responsibilities

- 1 questionnaire to map the availability and use of flexible working arrangements

Results

- Flexible working arrangements are relatedwith higher levels of job satisfaction

- Higher levels of job satisfaction arerelated with lower levels of turnoverintention

- Flexible working arrangements were notrelated to lower levels of turnover intention

Recommendations

- Monitor levels of job satisfactionsystematically

- If implementing flexible workingarrangements, they should be availablefor all employees whenever possible

- Flexible working arrangements need tobe supported by managers, in order to beeffective.